Awake in the Dark by Roger Ebert
A collection of reviews, interviews, and essays, which present a picture of the author's contributions to the cinema and cinephilia. It is suitable for those desiring a chronicle of film since the late 1960s.
"To love the movies, [Ebert] tells us, 'does not mean to sit mindlessly and blissfully before the screen... The task of every movie is to try to change how you feel and think during its running time,' and the task of the viewer is to participate in the process. He is moral but not moralistic, preferring stories of flawed people who struggle to do the right thing and fail over simplistic heroes facing simplified choices." - Tara Ison, Los Angeles Times "As film criticism becomes more marginalized, Ebert may come to be seen as the last of a kind - the critic who actually has the power to influence a national audience." - Booklist "[Ebert's] writing is top-notch. In Awake in the Dark, Ebert has produced his most personal collection of reviews, essays, and interviews, providing insights into the man as much as the movies he loves.... This volume contains some of Ebert's most exciting writing." - Gary Kramer, Filmbill"
Roger Ebert is the Pulitzer Prize - winning film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times and has cohosted a weekly movie review program on television since 1975, first with Gene Siskel and since 2000 with Richard Roeper. He is the author of numerous books on film, including The Great Movies, The Great Movies II, and Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780226182001 |
| ISBN 10 | 0226182002 |
| Title | Awake in the Dark |
| Author | Roger Ebert |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | The University of Chicago Press |
| Year published | 2006-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 504 |
| Prizes | Winner of Society of Midland Authors Award (Adult Nonfiction) 2007 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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